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  • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
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  • A61B2017/06142—Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures having needle- or suture- retaining members, e.g. holding tabs or needle parks
  • A61B2017/06147—Foam blocks, e.g. slitted

Definitions

• the invention relates to the field of surgical instrumentation.
• sutures are sold in the form of a certain length of wire set on a needle.
• a wire may be provided with two needles, one at each of its ends.
• the thread and the needle or needles are marketed, contained in a sterile package itself under "blister" or aluminum bag.
• the sterile packaging provides information on the technical characteristics of the thread and the needle inside it.
• Needles can be straight or curved, with a round or triangular section, for example.
• suture son have different diameters, lengths and natures, depending on the intended surgical application. In addition, some are absorbable, others are not.
• the surgeon operates assisted by an instrumentalist, to whom he asks for the instruments he needs and the appropriate suture for the suture he wishes to perform.
• the instrumentalist takes the sterile package containing the appropriate thread, opens it and stretches the thread set with the needle, to the surgeon, using a needle holder.
• the suture can be very expensive. After performing a suture, the surgeon returns the thread and needle drop to the instrumentalist, for that. it stores them temporarily, before a second use, or even a third, if the residual length of the wire allows it.
• an instrumentalist may find himself having to classify and organize many falls of thread whose technical characteristics and those of the needle are very different. Since the wires have been removed from their sterile packaging, the risk of error regarding the diameter or the nature of the wire is great. In addition, the instrumentalist may entangle the various wires between ux.
• the needles placed on the operating room can pierce it or fall.
• needle drop may be lost and personnel cleaning the operating room after surgery may also be exposed to blood contamination in the event of a sting.
• the object of the invention is therefore to solve the abovementioned disadvantages of the state of the art and in particular to provide a device which makes it possible to store, store or classify the threads used during a surgical suture: temporarily
• Another object of the invention is to provide a device which makes it possible to limit the risks of accidental punctures to the instrumentalist and thus to avoid accidents due to exposure to blood.
• a further object of the invention is to provide a device which makes it possible to store used needles before disposing them, and this, at a lower cost than with the needle boxes known to those skilled in the art.
• the invention relates to a device for storing and classifying at least one surgical suture mounted on a needle.
• this device includes a support, of which at least a part of the one of the faces, called “upper”, supports means for removably fixing said wire, and said support comprises: ss display means of technical characteristics specific to each thread of sutii e and / or each needle to store.
• said means for removably fastening the wire comprise a self-gripping strip.
• the device comprises means for receiving the tip of the surgical needle, these means extending on said upper surface of the support, in the vicinity of said means for removably fixing the wire;
• said support comprises means for fixing at least one sterile repacking part inside which said article is conditioned and on which are included the specific technical characteristics of each suture and / or each needle to be stored;
• the support comprises a zone bearing inscriptions indicating the technical characteristics of each sutui and / or each needle to be stored;
• the device comprises a plurality of erodes which protrude from the upper face of said support, in the vicinity of said removable fixing means of the wire, and around which said suture may be folded-said support present, on a part e its upper face, storage means used needles;
• said support comprises a breakable zone capable of being torn in order to divide said support into two parts, this zone securing the delimitation of a portion of said support, able to be folded over and fixed on said storage means and to make them inaccessible;
• said support comprises means for detachably fixing on an external element, these means extending on its rear face, opposite to said front face;
• said support is in the form of a strip of flexible material
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device according to the invention and,
• FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the device according to the invention along the line H-II of FIG. 1.
• the device according to the invention comprises a support 1, preferably plane or substantially flat and low thick. heart. It comprises two opposite faces, namely an upper face 11 and a lower face 12, the references to the "upper” and “lower” orientations being made with respect to the normal position of use of the device.
• the support 1 is made of a flexible material, such as a piece of plastic, car or fabric, able to be sterilized.
• the support 1 has the shape of an elongated strip, as shown in FIG. 1. However, it could hurt adopt another shape.
• At least a portion of the upper surface 11 of the support 1 is covered with means 2, which allow the removable attachment of the suture threads 3.
• These means 2 are advantageously a self-gripping strip, consisting of a “mushroom” material or hook; , for example that known under the trademark "VELCRO”.
• the self-gripping strip 2 extends longitudinally over at least a portion of the support 1, here over at least the right half ie FIG.
• the means 5 make it possible to temporarily fix at least a sterile repacking portion 6 from which the suture has been pulled out, more specifically that part of the sterile packaging which bears the characteristics of the yarn or suture needle considered
• These means 5 may for example stretch an adhesive strip, which extends longitudinally, parallel to the self-gripping strip 2 and facing the elements 4.
• these means 5 could also be constituted by a slit njommee in the thickness of the support 1 and within which the instrumentalist would insert the end of the sterile packaging 6. j
• the display means 5 'of the technical characteristics are pre-printed indications appearing on the support 1, along the element 4 and / or the band 2.
• the support 1 also comprises lugs 7, which protrude from the upper lace 11 of the support 1, perpendicular to it. Preferably, they have a T shape, as it appears better in the sectional view of FIG. 2.
• the device thus comprises at least one series of lugs 7, preferably two series, arranged in the vicinity of one [or] of the two ends 21 of the Velcro tape 2.
• the instrumentalist manipulates needle 30 and wire 3 with a needle holder, i.e. a jince. He slides the thread 3 into the mushrooms or hooks of the hook-and-loop tape 2, for example from the left to the right in FIG. 1, makes a U-turn with the thread around a stub 7, and then makes slide the wire to the left of Figure 1 and stitch the needle 30 in the element in mdusse 4.
• a needle holder i.e. a jince. He slides the thread 3 into the mushrooms or hooks of the hook-and-loop tape 2, for example from the left to the right in FIG. 1, makes a U-turn with the thread around a stub 7, and then makes slide the wire to the left of Figure 1 and stitch the needle 30 in the element in mdusse 4.
• the lug 7 serves to fold the suture itself. T-shape makes it easy to hold wire 3. ''
• the suture 3 is retained by the hinges or hooks of the velcro tape 2 and is not likely to be moved! accidentally, even if the operator passes his sleeve for example above the device.
• the self-gripping tape 2 is of sufficient length for the instrumentalist to store a string of thread by simply folding it in two or three, around the lugs 7.
• the suture 3 is not likely to get tangled and the instrumentalist can easily estimate, visually, the remaining suture length allowing another tissue suture.
• the instrumentalist comes to stitch the needle 30 whose thread efoiji the needle corresponds to these mentions, opposite thereof.
• the support 1 has on its lower face 32, opposite to the self-gripping strip 2, means 8 making it possible to fix the device to the table. instrumentation during its use.
• means 8 are for example a repositionable adhesive tape or a self-agglomerating tape type "VELCRO" (trademark).
• the support 1 extends beyond the self-gripping strip 2 and supports at its other end, means 9 for storing used needles 30.
• These means 9 are for example a receptacle 90, delimited by a rim 91 of low height.
• the bottom of this receptacle 9P is covered with a layer of material 92 for fixing used needles.
• This material 92 is for example an adhesive tape, a magnetic tape S or a gel layer.
• flanges 91 are optional. However, when they are present, they are advantageously covered with "Velcro" self-gripping strips (registered trademark) comprising loops and therefore able to cooperate with the part of the self-gripping strip 2 which extends between the receptacle 90 and tabs or flanges 4, according to the operation which will be explained below.
• "Velcro" self-gripping strips registered trademark
• the support 1 also has on its underside 12, under the receptacle 90, temporary fixing means 8 'similar to those previously described under the reference 8.
• temporary fixing means 8 ' similar to those previously described under the reference 8.
• the support 1 comprises the storage means 9 used needles it then has a breakable zone 13 which extends perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis X-X '.
• the instrumentalist removes the suture drops 30 that remain on the band 2, cut each thread 3 close to the needle 30, and place the needles inside the receptacle 90. Then, it tears the support 1, along the breakable zone 13, and folds the portion 14 of the support 1 which extends between the breakable zone 13 and the receptacle 90, above the opening of this receptacle.
• the self-gripping strips located on the portion 14 of the support 1 and on the edge 91 cooperate.
• the position of the breakable zone 13 is such that it delimits a portion
• the portion 14 of the support 1 plays the dual role of supporting the self-gripping tape 2 and closing flap of the receptacle 90.
• the device according to the invention thus also plays the role of used needle box, but to a lesser extent. cost than the devices of the prior art.
• the device may be marketed with a series of new suture threads 3 and 30 (that is to say not used) arranged on the self-gripping tape 2, oette series son and needles being appropriate for the implementation of a particular surgical operation.
• the support 1 carries 5 'mentions specifying the. technical characteristics of each of the threads and / or needles of said series and the needles 30 are stitched in the foam element 4, facing said 5 'mentions.

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